The Lakewood Area Choral Society (LACS) is returning for a full season of concerts in 2022. While Covid-19 shuttered operations with only one concert in 2021 and none in 2020, the choir is back for a regular season of rehearsals and concerts, with its first rehearsal to be held on Monday, March 28, at 7:00 […]
After a two-year hiatus, Lakewood Area Choral Society (LACS) is very excited to present this year’s Christmas Concert, “The Music of Christmas” at the Hastings Performing Arts Center, December 19 at 3:00 PM. This will be the choirs’ second performance in the beautiful facility. Songs range from secular to sacred, and will include tunes for […]
I want to wish a joyous and long awaited return to rehearsing and performing to the members of the Lakewood Area Choral Society. Our first official rehearsal begins October 25 and culminates December 19 with a 3:00 PM Christmas concert at the Hastings Performing Arts Center, Hastings, MI. Due to current health concerns, we will wear […]
The 110-member Lakewood Area Choral Society, Lake Odessa, MI, now in its 36th season, is actively seeking to fill its accompanist position. The choir is currently inactive due to the pandemic; however, discussions to resume at some point in 2021 are being considered. Interested applicants should contact Robert C. Oster, artistic director and conductor, for […]
Lakewood Area Choral Society Postpones 35th Season to 2021 On March 9 of this year, just prior to the governor’s stay-at-home order, Lakewood Area Choral Society (LACS) met for the first rehearsal of the season. Members were geeked! We had had a successful recruitment, adding 19 new members to the choir. A wonderful 35th Anniversary […]
Lakewood Area Choral Society and Lakewood Area A Capella Choir to Present A Christmas Concert for All Ages Lakewood Area Choral Society (LACS) and Lakewood Area A Capella Choir (LAAC) are excited to present this year’s Christmas Concert, “Christmas is Coming!” at the Hastings Performing Arts Center, December 15 at 3:00 PM. This will be […]
The Lakewood Area Choral Society will be celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2020. The choir, under the musical leadership of founding artistic director and conductor, Robert C. Oster, has already planned multiple 2020 performances in Hastings, Lake Odessa, Portland, Jenison, and Traverse City. As part of its anniversary celebration, the choral society is openly recruiting […]
Lakewood Area Choral Society (LACS) has just returned from a fantastic performance tour to St. Louis, Missouri and Nashville, Tennessee. In St. Louis, choir members took the tram up in the iconic Gateway Arch, a viewed the city from on high. Others went to the Old Courthouse (part of Gateway Park) where the Dred Scott […]
Did you sing in high school or college choir? Do you miss the thrill of singing with a large choir? Or maybe you always wanted to be in a choir, but time just wouldn’t permit. Now is the time to join the Lakewood Area Choral Society (LACS). LACS, over 100 voices strong, is under the […]
Hastings City Band and Choral Society Present ‘A Tribute to America Spectacular.’ The Lakewood Area Choral Society, under the direction of Robert C. Oster, will join the Hastings City Band, Spencer White, conductor, for a patriotic music spectacular on Wednesday, July 4, at 8:00 p.m. at Thornapple Plaza in Hastings. Both the band and […]